Infant Baptism - Listed below is what this denomination believes. "The Baptism of children witnesses to the truth that God's love claims people before they are able to respond in faith. (Book of Order W-2.3008)" (www.pcusa.org/101/101-infant.htm )To find out what is wrong with infant baptism, please view our link on that topic here .

Sacramentalism - Listed below is what this denomination believes. "The Reformed tradition understands Baptism and the Lord's Supper to be Sacraments, instituted by God and commended by Christ. Sacraments are signs of the real presence and power of Christ in the Church, symbols of God's action. Through the Sacraments, God seals believers in redemption, renews their identity as the people of God, and marks them for service." (Book of Order W-1.3033.2) ( www.pcusa.org/101/101-sacrament.htm )To find out what is wrong with Sacramentalism, please view our link on that topic here .

Predestination - Listed below is what this denomination believes. "Calvin argued from Scripture that God has "predestined" or "elected" some people to be saved in Jesus Christ and others not to be." (www.pcusa.org/101/101-predest.htm )To find out what is wrong with the Calvinist doctrine of predestination, please view our link on that topic here .

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Ecumenical - Listed below is what this denomination believes. "The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Reformed Church in America, and the United Church of Christ declare on the basis of A Common Calling and their adoption of A Formula of Agreement that they are in full communion with one another." (www.pcusa.org/links/ecumenical.htm ), ( www.ucc.org/ecumenical/ )To find out what is wrong with Ecumenicism, please view our link on that topic here.

Ordination of Women"The first ordination of women as elders in this denomination actually occurred in 1962. As ministers, women were ordained beginning 1965." (www.pcusa.org/101/101-women.htm )

Ordination of Homosexuals"The PC(USA) has voted to change its constitution, after 33 years of debate, and allow openly gay people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers, elders and deacons. They will become the fourth mainline Protestant church to do so, joining the Episcopal and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as well as the United Church of Christ. (The largest mainline Protestant denomination, the United Methodist Church, is still fighting over the issue). The change will allow regional organizations to decide the issue for themselves. Nineteen of the church's 173 presbyteries switched their votes from no to yes in recent months."[NYTimes.com, Yahoo.com] For our link on homosexuality, click here.

Recognition of Homosexual Marriages"The national Presbytery General Assembly voted to change wording in the constitution to allow marriage between "two people"." Previously it read that marriage is between "a man and a woman". "The assembly also made a policy change that now allows pastors to marry same-sex couples in the states...where the unions are recognized."For our link on homosexuality, click here.